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The Indians had three players in action in the Arizona Fall League on Wednesday, and the IBI's Tony Lastoria learned something new as the Indians had players on BOTH teams in the AFL matchup. Jake Lowery had a strong showing, Tony Wolters continues his work at catcher, and Jeff Johnson wasn't sharp.....Tony shares the details....

The Arizona Fall League kicked off on Tuesday afternoon in the desert sun out in Phoenix, and four Indians prospects were in action as Tyler Naquin and Joe Wendle got the start and Shawn Armstrong and Trey Haley came on in relief to close the game late. In this first normal version of ATF this offseason, Tony recaps how the players did as he gets set to heads out to Arizona on Wednesday to see it all firsthand.

The Mahoning Valley Scrappers finished their season Wednesday night, once again posting a shutout en route to a victory. The Scrappers only allowed three runs in their four September games, but a consistent star for the team led the way. Nellie Rodriguez capped his comeback campaign in Mahoning Valley Wednesday, flashing everything he can bring to a team. To read all about the final action in the minor league season, join Jim Piascik one final time and go Around The Farm.

While the minor league season may have ended for most of the Indians' minor league affiliates, the Mahoning Valley Scrappers were still in action Tuesday and actually took part in a doubleheader. There were a couple of notable performances, including some solid offense from Claudio Bautista and some solid pitching from Cole Sulser. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps these performances and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

The minor league season officially came to an end for four of the Indians affiliates on Monday as Triple-A Columbus, Double-A Akron, High-A Carolina and Low-A Lake County all wrapped up their season's with some big performances from their players. The IBI's Michael Hattery recaps the action in the final full edition of Around the Farm for the 2013 season...

It may be the end of the season, but some history was made on Sunday as three pitchers for short-season Single-A Mahoning Valley combined for the second no-hitter in franchise history. Luis Gomez, Carlos Melo and Kerry Doane pitched their way into the history books with nine hitless-scoreless innings and racked up 12 strikeouts in the process. The IBI's Arthur Kinney shares his thoughts on that game and all the other performances in the system from Sunday.

The Indians' minor league season is rolling to a close, but ATF is still going strong during the last minor league weekend of the season. Saturday's edition is loaded with some familiar names like LaPorta, Packer, Naquin and Moncrief. Who were the breakout stars on Saturday night? Join IBI's Jim Pete, as he takes his familiar stroll down ATF avenue.

It was a big night for Jose Ramirez. Not with the bat, but the news that he will be added to the 40-man roster and be called up to Cleveland on Sunday when rosters expand. Tony chimes in on the callup and who may be coming off the roster to make room for him, and he also opines on the other performances throughout the organization on the night.

The catching depth in the system might not be of the elite variety, but there are some intriguing names to follow heading into 2014. One of those is Eric Haase, who displayed why he is someone to pay attention to Thursday night. To read all about Haase's powerful showing and everything else you need to know about the night in the minor leagues, join Jim Piascik as he takes you Around The Farm.

Mick Jagger sang that you can't always get what you want. Jordan Smith is proof that sometimes you find, you get what you need. We all wanted to see Smith develop some power and that is exactly what is happening in August. To read all about Smith's powerful night, a 2013 draft pick dominating in Mahoning Valley, and everything else you need to know about the night in the minor leagues, join Jim Piascik as he takes you Around The Farm.

Could Josh Tomlin be a member of the Cleveland Indians rotation soon? It certainly appears that way after Tuesday night as the right-hander put together a brilliant, five-inning shutout performance for the Columbus Clippers. Join the IBI's Arthur Kinney as he recaps Tomlin's performance and more as he takes you Around the Farm.

As we kick off the final week of minor league action this season, the Indians had several standout performances on Monday night, most notably from Shawn Morimando, Dylan Baker and Jose Ramirez. The IBI's Michael Hattery talks about their nights and more as he takes us around the farm and recaps the action in the Indians system.

Indians first base prospect Jesus Aguilar hit the century mark in RBIs on Sunday, a feat which is incredible in the minor leagues because it simply does not happen very often. The IBI's Arthur Kinney celebrates that milestone and more as he goes around the farm and highlights all of the notable performances throughout the Indians' minor league system on Sunday.

The early returns from the 2013 Draft have been there for the Indians, and while lefty Kenny Mathews struggled on Saturday night for Mahoning Valley he has been impressive early on in his pro debut. Tony fills in for Around the Farm and notes the good start to Mathews' career and several of the other good and not so good performances on the night.

We are a little over a week from the end of the season and all of the Indians' affiliates were in action on Friday night in the second to last weekend of the year. LeVon Washington continues to play well at Lake County and there were several other notable good and not so good performances on the night. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us around the farm as he recaps the action...

Even though Danny Salazar has come up to the major leagues and gotten results, the organization has not done the best job of developing starting pitching in recent years. There are a few pitchers making waves now, but long-term success will rely on more than one or two arms. Joseph Colon is one of those guys Cleveland needs to develop in order to have more starting depth and he showed what he is capable of Thursday. To read all about Colon's night and everything else you need to know about the minor leagues, join Jim Piascik as he takes you Around The Farm.

The ups and downs of a long baseball season can affect even the best players. There was a point when Carolina second baseman Joe Wendle and Lake County right-hander Dylan Baker were red-hot, yet of late, the pair had struggled. That was not the case Wednesday night as both broke out in big ways. To read about their night and everything you need to know about Wednesday in the minor leagues, join Jim Piascik as he takes you Around The Farm.

Tuesday night featured two good performances by players of distinctly opposite value to the Indians organization. At High-A Carolina infielder Paddy Matera continues to impress and has done a nice job filling in after signing as a free agent a few months ago, and at rookie level Arizona first round pick and young phenom Clint Frazier had another big night. The IBI's Arthur Kinney takes us Around the Farm to recap the night.

The Indians saw many fine performances on Monday Night, as several standout and potential standout prospects found their way into our nightly staple, Around the Farm. While most was positive, the biggest name on the list may be Vinnie Pestano, who once again struggled for Columbus. Join Michael Hattery, as he takes a look at Pestano's poor showing, as well as the rest of prospects of interest.

The Indians need help on offense at the big league level, and one player who may be available to help soon is first baseman David Cooper. He is torching the ball on his rehab assignment in Arizona, and may soon get pushed to Triple-A Columbus to give him a few games before adding him to the big league roster. The IBI's Arthur Kinney recaps his performance and others....

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